Ironweed Film Club No. 30: Call It Democracy/Original Intent: The Battle for America/The State of Things
March 1, 2011Ironweed Film Club No. 30: Call It Democracy/Original Intent: The Battle for America/The State of Things
Call Number: IWFC_no 30
by: Matthew Kohn; Anthony Sherin; Nora Ligorano; Marshall Reese; Michael Medeiros; Ironweed Film Club.; Seventh Art Releasing (Firm); Tractor-Beam (Firm); Grace Court Picture Company.; Majestic Light (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.
Notes: Issue: May 2008 (143 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts, and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films explore the American democratic system and current threats to it. Call it democracy contains a bi-partisan discussion about problems with the electoral process, including the Electoral College system and electronic voting. Original intent : the battle for America examines the judicial philosophy of “originalism”–interpreting the Constitution according to the original intent of the founding fathers–and its potential to undermine fundamental rights. The state of things uses artistic images of an ice sculpture to comment on the “melting” of democracy.
Summary: Three films explore the American democratic system and current threats to it. Call it democracy contains a bi-partisan discussion about problems with the electoral process, including the Electoral College system and electronic voting. Original intent : the battle for America examines the judicial philosophy of “originalism”–interpreting the Constitution according to the original intent of the founding fathers–and its potential to undermine fundamental rights. The state of things uses artistic images of an ice sculpture to comment on the “melting” of democracy.
OCLC #: 228659689
Added: March 1, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
